Carmelo Anthony just became the all-time leading scorer in United States men's Olympic basketball history, surpassing LeBron James in the team's 98-88 win against Australia.
Anthony passed James' mark of 237 points.
He opened the game by making three 3-pointers and then moved past James with another 3 from the left wing with 1:08 left in the first quarter.
David Robinson (270) and Michael Jordan (256) are third and fourth on the all-time list, respectively.
Anthony totaled 14 points in the opening quarter and finished with a game-high of 31 on 11-of-21 shooting.
He is the first U.S. men's basketball player to compete in four Olympics and has a chance to become the first men's basketball player to win three Olympic gold medals.
The 13-year NBA veteran and starred for the New York Knicks for the past six seasons, won gold with the U.S. in 2008 and 2012. He also won bronze medal in 2004.
Anthony chose to play with the U.S. team in a summer in which his close friends James, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade either passed on the chance to play.
During an interview with ESPN, he explained the reason why he still pursued to play in Rio.
"I enjoy it, I enjoy it," Anthony said. "I like it. I enjoy learning about different players' personalities, not just as basketball players, but as people. I feel like I'm that bridge, that gap, between the veterans and the young guys."
Source: ESPN
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